Greyhound Air
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| Founded | 1996 | ||||||
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| Ceased operations | 1997 | ||||||
| Hubs | Winnipeg, Manitoba | ||||||
| Focus cities | Vancouver, Kelowna, Calgary, Edmonton, Winnipeg, Ottawa, Toronto, Hamilton | ||||||
| Fleet size | 7 | ||||||
| Destinations | Canada | ||||||
| Parent company | Greyhound Canada | ||||||
| Headquarters | Calgary, Alberta | ||||||
Greyhound Air was a short-lived Canadian low-cost airline.
Launched by Greyhound Bus Lines using a fleet of Boeing 727s leased from the Kelowna Flightcraft Air Charter company, the airline began service in July 1996. Its aim was to link major cities in Canada (Vancouver, Calgary, Edmonton, Toronto, Ottawa, and Hamilton, through a connecting hub in Winnipeg), then connect passengers with Greyhound bus service to smaller communities.
The airline was closed after the Canadian bus line was taken over by Laidlaw 14 months later in September 1997.[1] It never approached profitability, and flight loads were well below expectations. The anticipated synergies of the two modes of transportation were entirely absent.[citation needed]
The airline ran a notable ad campaign which featured a Greyhound dog lifting its leg to urinate against the wheel of an airplane.[2]
Destinations in 1996[]
According to the airline's August 1, 1996 timetable, the following destinations in Canada were being served with scheduled flights:[3]
- Calgary (YYC)
- Edmonton (YEG)
- Hamilton (YHM)
- Kelowna (YLW)
- Ottawa (YOW)
- Toronto (YYZ)
- Vancouver (YVR)
- Winnipeg (YWG) - hub & airline headquarters
Fleet[]
The Greyhound Air fleet included the following aircraft operated on behalf of Greyhound by Kelowna Flightcraft Air Charter:
- 7 Boeing 727-200
All aircraft were repainted after the airline ceased operations and redeployed to other clients of Kelowna. One 727 was retired and is now at Canadore College.
See also[]
References[]
- ^ "Greyhound abandons low-cost air service". Flightglobal.com. 1997-09-10. Retrieved 2013-10-19.
- ^ "See Spot fly. (Greyhound Lines of Canada Ltd.'s new airline, Greyhound Air) | HighBeam Business: Arrive Prepared". Business.highbeam.com. 1996-06-01. Archived from the original on 2013-10-20. Retrieved 2013-10-19.
- ^ http://www.departedflights.com, Aug. 1, 1996 Greyhound Air route map & timetable
- Defunct airlines of Canada
- Airlines established in 1996
- Airlines disestablished in 1997
- Greyhound Lines